Dispensing device



H. LOEWENBACH ms'rgnsms DEVI-c5; Filed A ril 28, 1924 I egg/g0 %6M227Z00 Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

entree stares HUGO, LOEWENBAQH, F MI WAU K1 13, W C NS N DIsrENsIne DEVLCE- Application filed A'pri1'28, 132% Serial No. 709,620.

This invention relates to dispensing devices.

Objects of this invention are to provide a dispensing device which may be used with paper drinking cups either in a folded or unfolded condition, which may be used with folded paper napkins or other sheets of paper, which is so constructed that it is impossible to withdraw more than one article at a time, which will receive the articles in a stacked form, and will retain a large numher in a very compact formation, although in no wise endangering the independent withdrawing of the articles.

Dispensing devices have been previously made to secure the dispensing of a single cup or single article at a time but such devices are relatively complicated and expensive to construct.

This invention overcomes the above noted defects, and further objects are, therefore, to provide a dispensing device which is of extreme simplicity, which is of attractive appearance, which may be most cheaply manufactured, and which may be readily operated.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a front View of the device partly broken away.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2--2 of Figure 1, the compressing plateand spring, however, being shown in full.

Figure 3 is a view of one of the cups removed from the device and partly opened.

The device comprises a box like member having a front 1 and continuous sides, bottom and back, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The front is cut out intermediate its ends and adjacent its upper portion along the horizontal bottom line 2, and the i'ipwardly diverging lines 3, to present roughly an opening of the outline of two intersecting triangles. The slanting edgesS provide a depending triangular tongue 4 which projects downwardly into the front opening, as clearly shown in Figure 1.

The cups 5 are stacked in a regular order within the device, and are pressed into contact with the inner side of the front 1 by means of the compression plates 6, such plate being urged forwardly by means of the spring 7.

A removable top 8 is provided so as to permit refilling of the device. This top may be provided with a depending portion 9 which fits within the top of the box, as shown, and which may be provided withsprings 10* at one end adapted to urge the" top to the left, as shown in Figure 1.

A hook or prong 11 is carried by the inner portion of the box and is adapted to slide into recess 12 to permit endwise movement of the top when desired. A tongue 13 is carried at the other end of the top and is adapted to slide beneath a pin 14 carried by the box. In positioning this top it is merely necessary to slightly tilt it and enter the hook or prong 11 within the hole 12. Thereafter the top is slid to the right in Figure 1 temporarily compressing the springs 10 and the tongue 13 carried by the top is allowed to slide beneath the pin 14 when the top is released, thus securely look ing it in position.

It is to be particularly noted that the cups 5, one of which is illustrated in Figure 3, are either cut so as to provide a diagonal upper edge or else folded to provide this diagonal edge. They are arranged in a regular order with the diagonal edges 15 of successive cups extending in opposite directions, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The depth of the box and the position of the triangular depending tongue are so proportioned that the edges 3 of the tongue slightly overlap the diagonal edges 15 of the cups.

In using the device, the operator inserts iis finger within the cut out portion and behindthe exposed lower portion of the slanting edge 15 of the outermost cup and draws the cup outwardly and upwardly, thus exposing the slanting edge of the next cup. There is no danger of withdrawing more than one cup at a time for the reason that the slanting edge of the underlying cup extends in the opposite direction and is remote from the position of the operators fingers when withdrawing the outer cup.

It is apparent that folded napkins or other paper or sheet articles may be readily dispensed in a device of this nature, and it is to be noted, therefore, that although the term cup is employed it is intended that the cup be interpreted as illustrative of any paper device folded or otherwise provided with a slanting upper edge.

It is to be noted that the device, although illustrated as made of a rigid box, may nevertheless be made of any suitable mate- 119 rial such for example pasteboard, and may be put up in small expensive sizes suitable for campers and adapted to be thrown away after one use. Under these conditions, it is obvious that the removable top could be dispensed with and the device permanently glued or sealed in closed position after it had been initially filled.

Although a depending tongue such as indicated by the reference character 4; is preferred, it is clear that this tongue may be dispensed with under certain conditions, for example, when the articles are provided with vertical edges and are stacked to dispose one vertical edge at a time.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, it is to be understood that the invention may be variously embodied and is, therefore, to be limited only as claimed.

I claim:

A dispensing cabinet for a stack of flexible articles having alternately arranged, oppositely slanting upper edges, said container comprising a body portion for the reception of said articles, said body portion having a front wall provided with an aperture to expose the upper portion of said articles, said container having a triangular tongue with its apex extending downwardly into said aperture and with the side portions of said tongue paralleling the oppositely slanting edges of said articles and overlapping such edges.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin.

HUGO LOEIVENBAOH. 

